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dan writter writes:
On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 02:24:00PM -0400, j. daniel moylan wrote:
>> to start all over again -- still running ubuntu 9.10 -- i
>> just wanted to get the basic command-line stuff to work
>> again.  i deleted entries from the network-manager gui to
>> keep it from connecting me, and put the following in
>> /etc/network/interfaces:
>> 
>> # interfaces.mir
>> 
>>   auto lo
>>   iface lo inet loopback
>> 
>>   auto wlan0
>>   iface wlan0 inet static
>>   wireless-essid moylan-net
>>   address   192.168.0.7
>>   gateway   192.168.0.1
>>   network   192.168.0.0
>>   netmask   255.255.255.0
>>   broadcast 192.168.0.255
>> 
>> where moylan-net requires only a listed mac address.
>> running /etc/init.d/networking restart executed without
>> error messages.  ifconfig shows wlan0 up at the right
>> address, but -- the connection isn't there -- pinging
>> 192.168.0.1 shows no-route-to-host.  looking in
>> /var/log/mseeages i see:
>> 
>> [  378.956709] wlan0: authenticated
>> [  378.956722] wlan0: associate with AP 00:09:5b:23:8a:26
>> [  378.958911] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:09:5b:23:8a:26
>>                       (capab=0x1 status=0 aid=1)
>> [  378.958923] wlan0: associated
>> [  378.959964] wlan0: disassociating by local choice
>>                       (reason=3)
>> 
>> the router's mac address shows correctly, but why is wlan0
>> getting "disassociated" and what the devil is "reason=3"?

> try this:

   iwconfig wlan0

> shows you signal strength. If it's 0/0, you're not connecting.

> So try this:
>
   iwlist wlan0 scan

> to show you a list of APs to connect to.

> Maybe that doesn't work. So do this:

>  iwconfig wlan0 ap any
>  iwconfig wlan0 essid moylan-net

> and scan again, and see if you get a decent signal strength.

tried all this -- results:

  ifdown wlan0
  iwlist wlan0 scan       no results
  iwconfig wlan0 ap any
  iwlist wlan0 scan       no results
  iwconfig wlan0 essid moylan-net
  iwlist wlan0 scan       no results
  ifup wlan0
  iwlist wlan0 scan       all the local ap's
  ifdown wlan0
  iwlist wlan0 scan       no results
  /etc/init.d/networking restart
  iwlist wlan0 scan       all the local ap's

  in all cases:
     iwconfig wlan0    shows 0/0
     ifconfig wlan0    shows wlan0 at 192.168.0.7 after every operation.
     ping 192.168.0.1  shows destination host not reachable
  
don't know what to make of this.

ole dan

j. daniel moylan
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